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Armando Murillo opened his culinary apparel store in January 2020 after a long career as a chef. (Courtesy of Armando Murillo)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Armando Murillo had a dream to become an accomplished chef. That dream led him on a journey that would take him around the United States working as a corporate chef.
The money was good and Murillo was doing what he loved, but he realized he was missing out on those he loved.
“The next thing I noticed is my daughter was 6 years old and then I noticed she was 15,” Murillo said. “She told me ‘Hey dad you’re never home. You’re always gone. You always go for six months, come home for two or three weeks, and then you’re gone again.’ I was missing all her events so I decided to retire and then that’s when I opened this store.”